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http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/
balance_disorders.html#
great article here; please read it all; just a few highlites i found interesting!!
Balance disorders can cause vision problems, too. Kids may see images that bounce or look blurry whenever they move their heads. This is called oscillopsia, which can make reading and writing really tough.
Symptoms also can include:
•involuntary eye movements (called nystagmus)
•discomfort or difficulty looking at sun glare or lights (especially fluorescent, flashing, or moving lights)
•discomfort in situations with "busy" visuals (patterns, crowds, heavy traffic, and jam-packed areas like shopping malls)
•depth perception disruptions that can affect hand-eye or eye-foot coordination (making things like catching or kicking a ball difficult)
Balance issues also can impact hearing. Sounds might seem muffled, especially amid background noise.
Kids might also have bothersome, distracting ear problems like ear pain, pressure or "fullness"in the ears, and tinnitus (ringing or other sounds like whirring, humming, or buzzing).
These kinds of balance-related symptoms can take a real toll on kids — physically and emotionally — and cause other symptoms like:
•frequent headaches or migraines
•nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
•motion (car) sickness
•changes in heart rate and blood pressure
•fatigue
•seizures
•fear, anxiety, or panic
•depression
Of course, symptoms involving kids' movement, sight, hearing — and just how they feel, day to day — can affect their ability to keep up in class, whether in preschool or high school.
Balance problems can make it hard to remember things, concentrate, pay attention, and follow directions.
Kids might not be able to hear the teacher or focus their eyes on the chalkboard or their books. And they might become frustrated in gym class and with sports.
Some kids with balance disorders might seem like they're being lazy or not paying attention or trying in school.
Probably the most aggravating part for them is feeling like they're trying their very best but being unable to do some things they want or need to do — and not knowing why.
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again, read the whole thing; towards the end are SPECIFIC TESTINGS TO DO! wonderful info and user-friendly to read. 
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